The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-23
A RICH NEW YORK FAMILY.
A Few Points About One of Wall
Streets Characters.

A Few Points About One of Wall
Streets Characters.
NEW York, May 2l.-Among the flying
financial horsemen of the Stock Exchange
and one of the boldest of its stamping
squadrons is man ofslender build, slightly
under the medium height, of dark COM
plexion and handsome features, named Louis
Bell Seen on the street he has a rather
boyish appearance, although he is about
81 years of age. He is worth
between 100000 and 100000, and
is one Of the boldest of the Board Room
traders. He is a brother Of the present
United States Minister to the Netherlands,
who married the sister of James Gordon
Bennett the proprietor of the New York
Herald Louis Bell secured his business
training in the banking house of Brown
Brothers. Desiring to strike out for himself,
and his father being a man of large wealth,
he Joined the Stock Exchange and soon be-
came known as O daring and successful
operator Like all other speculatcrs, he has
had his reverses, but in the main has been
successful Sometimes he leaves Wall street
for several months at time and retires to
his farm at Oyster Bay, on Long Island,
where he raises Ayreshire, Jersy, Alderney
and other blooded cattle. He is considered
change and is frequently retained by
large operators like Gould, Sage Connor
and Others to buy or sell big blocks of stocks
when these operators do not wish to be
identified with the movement As he deals so
largely himself such transactions are
generally credited by ''the street, to his
own account. His father, Isaac Bell, is one
of the wealthiest men in New York. He Is
one of the pillars of the Union Club and
lives in fine style in Twenty-second street.
He is member of Tammany Hall, and was
formerly in the Board Of Aldermen, when
it was no dubious honor to be a member OF
that body He inherited large wealth from
his father, Capt. Bell, who was largely
interested in ships in the days when our
merchant navy whitened every sea and was
the boast and glory Of the young republic,
Isaac Bell embarked in the cotton business
in Savannah and was very successful he
came North, took a prominent part in
various financial operations and became a
director in a number of railroad companies
and banks, as well as the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company. Isaac Bell, Jr., now
Minister to the Netherlands, and elder
brother of the well-known Board Room
OPERATOR like his brother, received his first
business training in the firm of Brown
Brothers a. Co. Later on his father estab-
lished him i'm business at Charleston with
Artur Barnwell, well known in that section.
The influence OF his father secured large
clientage among European spinners more
especially, and the firm was very successful,
making in addition to It's regular
commissions some very advantage
Gus turns in the market on its
own account, so that in few years
Isaac Bell Jr., was able TO retire from
business He is more genial and popular
than his brother, Louis, who is called
parsimonious, and in every respect less
L.
Europe Isaac Bell, Jr., met Miss Jeanette
Bennett, who, il is understood, had refused
numerous offers of marriage, and having
embraced the Roman Catholic fGith it was
further understood contemplated entering
convent.
The brave and popular young broker
wooed this attractive lady nevertheless, and
society YVES soon in hutter of surprise over
the announcement of their engagement.
Mrs. Bell has always been highly esteemed
for her quiet, unobtrusive manners her
kindliness of nature and her generosity in
responding TO the appeals of charity. She is
worth in her own right something over
million. After their marriage Dir. and Mrs.
Bell devided their time between this country
and Europe. They made their summer
home at Newport, where Mr.. Bell owns a
fine mansion. He was an enthusiastic sup
porter OF Mr. Cleveland in the Presidential
campaign OF 1884, and IL was understood
that his appointment as Minister TO the
Netherlands was due partly to this
fact and partly TO the support given
10 Mr. Cleveland by the New York
Herald. Mr.. Bell wanted the post, however,
OF Minister 10 Belgium, and felt some disap-
pointnent ON finding that it had been given
10 another, but he accepted the honor of
going to the Netnerlands--wha there was
OF IL and such as IL was in these times, when
foreign ministers have less importance than
in the days before the Atlantic cable-and
he has filed the post very acceptably.
OSCAR WusLoUGHBY RIGGS.